Malaysian deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof has said in a Facebook post that to date, 94,165 EVs have been sold in Malaysia since 2018, Bernama reports. Six figures just around the corner?
“Today (May 19), I chaired the National EV Steering Committee (NEVSC) Meeting No 1/2026 at Menara MITI. This meeting is to strengthen the development of the country’s EV ecosystem as EVs are no longer just a global trend, but have become a strategic necessity linked to investment, industrial competitiveness, energy security and the people’s well-being,” he said.
“This meeting aims to identify practical, high-impact solutions for near-future implementation to strengthen the country’s EV industry and ecosystem in a more progressive, coordinated and competitive way,” said Fadillah, who is also energy transition and water transformation (PETRA) minister.
According to the Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA), the country bought a record 30,848 EVs in 2025, which may be an impressive 109% year-on-year jump but still represents just 3.8% of the 820,752 new cars registered that year.
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MITI did a good job making sure ordinary Malaysians can only afford Proton and Perodua EV. MITI did well forcing these people to be patriotic. This is Malaysia after all.
MITI ensured majority Malaysians are relegated to outdated tech and standards disguised as “pilihan ekonomi”
Thank you MITI for protecting Perodua and Proton.
If you want to reduce fuel subsidy, allow cheap below 100k MYR EV to be sold to all rakyat…..not just the rich! If dont want to open, dont complain about the high cost of fuel subsidy…..pls pikir guna otak and not lutut!!!
“While 94,165 EVs have been sold in Malaysia, this is merely a small step toward tackling the fuel crisis triggered by the Iran-Israel-USA conflict. Malaysia really needs to buckle up
Better NVH levels and instant, powerful acceleration used to be luxuries found only in very expensive cars.
Today, EVs like the refined Proton e.MAS 5 and the sophisticated TQ Wuling Bingo make this high-torque, hill-climbing experience—minus the roaring small Fossil Fuel engine—accessible to everyone.
Yes. And sky is blue grass is green.
But why government stop giving out subsidy via MARiiCAS for EV bikes? Kantong sudah keringkah?
P2 is worth protecting, P1 not so much especially as it’s foreign owned. But don’t forget China has retaliatory measures they can take in literally every other industry if they feel our automotive policy is too one sided and heavy handed
You people need to stop talking out of your butthole if you don’t know the details. Neither P1 nor P2 is foreign owned going by ownership stakes. Geely owns 49.9% stake in P1 the remaining 50.1% is Malaysian ownership and that alone makes them still a Malaysian owned firm. P2 is 38% Japanese consortium owned, Daihatsu Motor Co, Mitsui & Co and Daihatsu (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd. Ergo both companies have foreign stake holders but to be an owner one needs 50.1% or more stake in terms of shares.
P2 is no less foreign master controlled than P1 is. The fact is QV-E cant even have more than 2 lousy color choices, they cannot compete against Yaris Cross with HEVs under the peroduda brand until Toyota/Daihatsu gets their piece of the market? So now who really controls the innards for P2? Same goes for P1. There is nothing worth protecting here, they are two vampires who will loot the nation dry if left unchecked. Competition breeds innovatiin and bring costs down, consumer win. The average person doesn’t give a damn which company provides it. You can have warm stupid fuzzy feelings that somehow you are putting bread on the table by going sappot lokal. You are only beefing the pockets of cronies in backrooms of boards and suites. You want sappot lokal? Go buy from the local produce stores and kapmung open amrkets, you are directly making an impact to lives of farmers and common folk, not bloody useless junks working at c-cuites and boardrooms in P1/P2. Some people have really hilarious notions of sappot lokal. No one gives a damn if P1/P2 got out of existence, competition among lots of makers ensures prices will go lower. The new MITI ruling is just to allow P1 and P2 to raise prices so they can reap higher profits than what they already make.
Despicable greed.